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Clear session memory - archive all session files so next session starts fresh

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forget: Clear Session Memory

Description

  • What — Archive all session files (handoffs, todos, history) so the SessionStart hook doesn't auto-resume
  • Outcome — All session files moved to archive, user informed to start fresh session

Step (1/2) - Archive Session Logs

  • Action — ArchiveLogs: Move session logs to archive directory
branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
session_dir="docs/tasks/${branch}/session_logs"
archive_dir="${session_dir}/archive"

# Check if session logs exist
if [ ! -d "$session_dir" ] || [ -z "$(ls -A ${session_dir}/*.json 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
    echo "NO_SESSIONS"
    exit 0
fi

# Create archive and move all session files
mkdir -p "$archive_dir"
mv ${session_dir}/*_handoff.json "$archive_dir/" 2>/dev/null || true
mv ${session_dir}/*_todos.json "$archive_dir/" 2>/dev/null || true
mv ${session_dir}/todos_history.json "$archive_dir/" 2>/dev/null || true

# Count archived
archived_count=$(ls -1 ${archive_dir}/*_handoff.json 2>/dev/null | wc -l | xargs)
echo "ARCHIVED:${archived_count}"

Step (2/2) - Confirm to User

  • Action — ConfirmCleared: Based on bash output, inform user

    If output is NO_SESSIONS:

    No session logs found for this branch. Memory is already clear.

    Else (output is ARCHIVED:N):

    ✓ Session memory cleared

    Archived {N} handoff file(s) to docs/tasks/{branch}/session_logs/archive/

    Next: Start a new session with /clear or close this terminal. Your next session will start fresh without auto-loaded context.

Success Criteria

  • Session logs directory checked for existence
  • All *_handoff.json files moved to archive/ subdirectory
  • All *_todos.json files moved to archive/ subdirectory
  • todos_history.json moved to archive/ subdirectory
  • User informed of result (no sessions found OR count archived)
  • Clear instructions provided for starting fresh session